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  • Intel, IBM take green plunge with solar tech

    Intel entered the burgeoning clean-tech sector on Monday by creating SpectraWatt, a spinoff company that will manufacture solar cells, following IBM's latest foray into solar technology

  • Challenges coming to OOXML result?

    Now that Office Open XML (OOXML) has been certified as an ISO standard, there is a possibility that the vote leading to that result will be challenged. It seems Microsoft is already counting on it.

  • IBM's Blue Gene passes petaflop milestone

    IBM claims that its new Blue Gene/P supercomputer, operating at petaflop speed performs more operations than a 1.5-mile-high stack of laptops.

  • SAP puts focus on Business Objects

    SAP has no plans to join Oracle and get involved in the megamerger game.

  • IT patent issues simplified for businesses

    The revised European Patent Convention updates the original agreement with more flexibility, more legal certainty, simpler procedures and reduced costs.

  • Fighting Office with open source

    Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.

  • Brazil votes against Microsoft OOXML 'standard'

    The bid to fast track Office Open XML as an ISO-certified standard has received a setback, with ISO member Brazil casting a 'No' vote.

  • Open-source legal body sues over GPL violation

    The Software Freedom Law Center has filed suit against Monsoon Multimedia, with potential repercussions for others besides the defendant.

  • CeBIT: Final day wrap

    CeBIT Australia 2007 has ended on a high, with all exhibitors and visitors polled by ZDNet Australia saying they plan to return next year.

  • German railway on track with Linux migration

    The company running the German railway system has moved half of its servers to Linux, and expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of this year.

Features and Case Studies

  • Fighting Office with open source

    Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.

  • Sapping the on-demand party dry?

    Does SAP have what it takes to succeed in the on-demand space?

  • It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism

    Euphemism is alive and well again when it comes to axing jobs in America and elsewhere.

  • SAP reaches out to the community

    The market-leading maker of business applications is turning to smaller firms and Web services to expand its software portfolio.

  • Dell and SAP -- what's the attraction?

    Dell last week followed up a 12-month-old formal Oracle alliance with a love-in in New York with enterprise applications giant SAP. But what do all the smiles amount to beyond the teaming of two of the industry's biggest players?

  • Larry's war: Oracle vs. SAP

    The rivalry is nothing new, but Ellison's acquisition strategy is infusing it with new vigour -- and may redefine an industry.

  • PeopleSoft customers, employees weigh deal

    Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but customers, employees and competitors have reason to worry.

  • Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

    Find out why Bergen, Norway's second-largest city, is moving its servers to Linux.

  • Six office suites reviewed

    Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to dethrone Microsoft. We test six office suites in the market.

  • Ximian software gets SuSE support

    Novell is integrating its two major Linux acquisitions, SuSE Linux and Ximian, in a move to bring enterprises back on board.

Reviews

  • SuSE tailors Linux for Itanium

    German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.

  • The suite approach: 6 office suites tested

    Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to de-throne Microsoft.

  • Ja, ich spreche Englisch

    Why do it vendors insist on creating catchy phrases to sum up their products? Is it to further confuse us, or are they really trying to help?

  • Logitech hot to jot with new digital pen

    Logitech is hoping its new Io digital pen will make the PC mightier, and easier to use, than the sword.

  • Microsoft: Longhorn goes to pieces

    Microsoft is designing its ever-present Windows operating system to streamline and lower the cost of building and distributing the software.

  • UnitedLinux working on desktop distribution

    Linux Expo: With version 1.0 of its server software on the way, the unified Linux group is also contemplating a desktop rollout. It may also bring in new members.

  • CPU Survival

    The exploding costs of fabrication facilities, combined with the technical hurdles of the next generation of chip design seem like unassailable hurdles for the microchip vendors and manufacturers.

  • PlayStation 3: The next generation

    Sony moves ahead with development of the next version of its video game console. Right now, distributed computing is the name of the game.

  • Microsoft looks to decipher user scribblings

    Analysis: Microsoft is looking for a better way to make sense of your chicken scratch.

  • Intel vs AMD: The battle continues

    We put Intel's smoking 2.8GHz Pentium 4 head to head with AMD's punchy Athlon XP 2600+. Two chips enter. Which one leaves?

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